The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the PKD Foundation have launched two treatment trials for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The common inherited disorder is characterized by cysts in the kidneys and other organs, high blood pressure, and aneurysms (bulges in blood vessels, which may burst) in the brain.
A new report claims omega-3 fatty acid supplements can protect against exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in asthma sufferers, adding to previous studies linking fish oil to lung health.
Drinking tomato juice completely prevented emphysema in mice exposed to tobacco smoke, report researchers from Japan.
Heart attack patients should avoid the dietary supplement L-arginine based on a study that was scuttled after six volunteers taking the over-the-counter supplement d i ed, researchers.
A cinnamon extract said to cause weight loss has boosted sales at Florida-based Integrity Nutraceuticals, leading to further expansion plans at the firm.
A compound found in fruits like olives, mangoes, strawberries and grapes fights cancer in human and animal cells, shows recent research.
The British-based Chocolate Powder Company says it is testing the weight loss effects of a cocoa-based diet pill that could soon be ready for launch on the US weight loss market.
BioCell Technologies has released the results of a bioassay which supports the effectiveness of its dietary ingredient BioCell Collagen II in preventing wrinkles.
Forest Laboratories, having developed what it believes is the world?s first dry powder inhalation system for antibiotics, is now conducting phase III trials on a new dry powder antibiotic formulation which promises to change the lives of cystic fibrosis sufferers by drastically reducing the daily treatment time.
Buccal drug delivery pioneer, Generex, is expanding its diabetes treatment pipeline to include a new metformin chewing gum that aims to avoid the significant adverse gastrointestinal side-effects often accompanying the use of metformin tablets.